What Flavor Linux Do Dell Users Want?

Published: Mar 13, 2007
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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In a new survey launched yesterday, Dell is asking its customers exactly what they want from a Linux desktop. Why? Because, it appears, theyre going to make one.

Dell knows that the public does want Linux desktops. To date, however, Dell has made only small moves to deliver the goods. The new survey might mean that the company is taking the idea more seriously.

In this new desktop Linux survey, Dell begins by asking which models of Dell desktop and notebook systems customers prefer, where theyre used and what applications customers use on them.

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

I'm editor-at-large for Ziff Davis Enterprise. That's a fancy title that means I write about whatever topic strikes my fancy or needs written about across the Ziff Davis Enterprise family of publications. You'll find most of my stories in Linux-Watch, DesktopLinux and eWEEK. Prior to becoming a technology journalist, I worked at NASA and the Department of Defense on numerous major technological projects.

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